reprise Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb repeat an earlier theme of a composition
    repeat; reprize; recapitulate.

WordNet

Re*prise" noun
Etymology
F. reprise, fr. reprendre, repris, to take back, L. reprehendere. See Reprehend.
Definitions
  1. A taking by way of retaliation. Obs. Dryden.
  2. pl. (Law) Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, rent seck, pensions, annuities, and the like. Written also reprizes. Burrill.
  3. A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.
Re*prise" transitive verb
Etymology
Written also reprize.
Definitions
  1. To take again; to retake. Obs. Spenser.
  2. To recompense; to pay. Obs.

Webster 1913